After a charming turn, petals fell from the dancer's sleeves.
As the drum beats suddenly intensified, a group of women appeared on the stage, surrounding a person with black hair like a waterfall and eyes full of longing. The moment the woman raised her eyes, Fang Shan's fingers holding the wine glass stiffened slightly. At this moment, the dazzling person on the stage was Meng Xunmei.
In front of the beauty, everyone's breathing was stagnant.
Fang Shan shook his head. Fortunately, Wei Sushen and Bai Yeshang were not qualified enough to attend King Li’s banquet with their current status, otherwise who knows what kind of twists and turns would arise.
He stole a glance at Prince Li, but couldn't see much emotion in his eyes. Fang Shan couldn't help but frown. When they first met at the restaurant that day, Prince Li had clearly had a favorable impression of Meng Xunmei. Why didn't he show any interest now?
Little did he know, Prince Li was also observing Fang Shan, his smile cold, "It's just a dance. If you can't even resist this little temptation, how can you be qualified to be my advisor?"
When hearing the first half of the sentence, Fang Shan thought that these words were referring to King Li himself, but he never thought that they were a subtle satire on him.
Is this... jealousy?
Fang Shan thought about it carefully. As one of the few people who could arouse the interest of King Li, the other party's attitude towards him was very subtle.
Thinking of this, Fang Shan sighed softly... The relationship between him, King Li, and the leader of the Blood Demon Sect was complicated and difficult to sort out.
The dance continues, Meng Xunmei's body twists with the rhythm, and her whole body reveals a lively temperament.
Fang Shan rubbed his nose. No wonder the previous texts often used elves who had strayed into the mortal world as a description. Unfortunately, the people Li Wang was interested in did not include Meng Xunmei for the time being.
The servants would occasionally glance at Prince Li secretly, and the housekeeper would also glance over here from time to time, and they all had the same thought in their hearts: such an enchanting dance could not calm the prince's mind, which showed that he was really deeply in love with the leader of the Blood Demon Sect.
The others were shocked and horrified upon confirming this fact, while the butler was heartbroken. Ever since the old prince's death, he had been following Prince Li, caring almost more about him than his own children. Heaven is jealous of talented people... Why had the prince chosen this path?
Meng Xunmei thought that after the dance, she had successfully piqued the interest of the King, but unexpectedly, he simply said, "Go away." Even the servants around her seemed to be distracted, which was a great shock.
Prince Li naturally knew Meng Xunmei was not a dancer and had no interest in dealing with her for the time being. He didn't kill Meng Xunmei because, firstly, he didn't want to create too much tension with Fang Shan, and secondly, he had once had some feelings for this girl, but before they could develop, Fang Shan's arrival cut them off.
After the banquet, everyone went their separate ways.
Fang Shan found Meng Xunmei and asked, "Why are you here?"
The latter showed an innocent smile: "I'm here to help."
Fang Shan nodded and told her not to meet Bai Yeshang and Wei Sushen privately.
Meng Xunmei agreed readily: "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you. If Prince Li recognizes me, he will definitely know that I have ulterior motives. I'm sure he will have people closely monitor my every move in private."
Fang Shan raised an eyebrow: "You see it quite clearly."
Meng Xunmei said seriously, "Once Prince Li focuses his attention on me, he will be less vigilant against you, and the investigation will be more convenient."
Fang Shan discovered that whether Meng Xunmei's IQ was online or not depended on whether she encountered any special existence. It seemed that as long as she got along with the male protagonist or the male supporting role, her IQ would drop sharply, otherwise, it would be at a normal to above normal level.
Perhaps because of the drinking, King Li did not sleep well all night.
In the inn, the leader of the Blood Demon Sect was exposed to the cold wind all night. The next day, he sent a letter to the palace and led his disciples away.
After reading the letter, Prince Li frowned and called Fang Shan over: "Do you know what this means?"
Fang Shan glanced over and saw only four words, the font was arrogant and domineering, just like its owner -
If there is an afterlife.
Other than that, nothing else was written.
Li Wang propped up his chin and said, "I put it on the fire to see through the light, and slightly soaked it in water... I tried almost every method, but I didn't see any other fonts appear."
Fang Shan pursed his lips and said, "Yes, but the prince cannot punish me."
Prince Li waved his hand casually, signaling him to speak.
"It's not encrypted, it should just be these four words." Fang Shan said seriously, "When the leader of the Blood Demon Sect came to me that day, I found it strange. During the duel, he seemed to be deliberately yielding to me. I suspected he was deliberately admitting defeat."
Prince Li actually smiled and brought the warm tea to his lips: "What do you want?"
Fang Shan: "Because I don't want to face off with the prince."
Prince Li almost choked on the water.
Fang Shan: "If the speculation is true, even if the prince had come to the appointment at the inn that day, he would have asked for death."
Prince Li's expression gradually became serious: "Why?"
"Love and hate are intertwined," Fang Shan pointed at the letter, emphasizing each word. "What the Blood Demon Sect's leader really wants to write is... If there is an afterlife, I will definitely not let you down."
"What nonsense!"
Fang Shan said quietly, "When you lose your temper, you say the same things as the leader of the Blood Demon Sect."
Unlike the leader of the Blood Demon Sect, Prince Li was about to explode, but he held back at the critical moment: "Since he has gone back, there is no need to mention this matter again."
It was Fang Shan's turn to be slightly surprised by this.
Prince Li curled his lips slightly and said, "There are many people who want to climb up the social ladder. I don't have time to deal with them one by one." After saying this, his eyes narrowed and said, "In a few days, I will send the new recruits in the palace to a place. Do you want to come with us?"
Fang Shan nodded naturally and began to weigh the pros and cons in his mind. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for the King to go in person.
He informed Wei Sushen of the news immediately and asked about Bai Yeshang's injuries.
"She has recovered about 70% to 80%." Bai Yeshang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is my junior sister okay?"
Fang Shan: "Apart from some restrictions on movement, other aspects..."
Before he finished speaking, Bai Yeshang suddenly nodded: "Then I feel relieved."
Fang Shan stared at him with a strange expression. Based on the relationship between the brother and sister that Bai Yeshang had just met, shouldn't he have inquired about it in detail and worried about his little sister?
However, Bai Yeshang did not ask any more questions. Instead, he took the initiative to talk to Wei Sushen, discussing some ancient books, and from time to time he uttered a few heartfelt sighs: "Great advice."
Fang Shan looked for a long time, then suddenly turned his head. The bright sunlight outside the window reflected chaotically on the lush branches and leaves. In the distance, there were a few branches extending from the yard outside, which looked very much like the scene in the house at this moment -
A red apricot blossoms outside the wall.
King Li was a man of swift and decisive action. Less than a month after his last competition, he went on a long journey again.
Compared with the last time, there were many people traveling this time, but they were extremely low-key. Before leaving, King Li repeatedly instructed that if anyone accidentally revealed their identity, they would be beheaded.
Most of the leaders in these industries are ordinary people. They were almost scared to death and were extremely cautious along the way, not daring to say a word.
Many people do not know how to ride horses, so they all ride in special large carriages, which slows down their speed on the road a lot.
Fang Shan looked around. Apart from a few trusted guards and the secret guards following in the dark, King Li did not bring anyone else with him.
The only surprise was that Meng Xunmei was also in the team, but she was a woman disguised as a man. I don’t know whether King Li didn’t see her, or he found out and pretended not to see her and let her go.
In Fang Shan's opinion, the latter is more likely.
If it were someone else, sneaking into the palace after their identity was revealed, they would definitely be killed. However, Meng Xunmei escaped again and again and was not even harmed at all. It can be said that she was very lucky.
Fang Shan murmured, "Sure enough, this person is most likely the heroine."
He had brought more hosts than anyone else, and after calming down, he quickly figured out why he hadn't met a girl with whom he had more interactions for so long.
If Meng Xunmei were the heroine, the female supporting characters would mostly appear after she had in-depth contact with the hero, and would only appear out of jealousy. But now, the only person Meng Xunmei had more contact with was Bai Yeshang. If something happened between her and King Li, one or two concubines might appear.
Fang Shan sighed. If this continued, it would take him forever to complete the game.
While feeling melancholy, one dares not neglect the present matter. The butterfly effect exists in any world. If one only thinks about bringing the hero and heroine together, one may die at any time because of carelessness.
It’s like Prince Li’s current weirdness, which is really hard to understand.
At night, everyone stayed at an inn. Li Wang now had an inexplicable aversion to inns. Fang Shan stood beside him and asked, "Are you thinking of someone?"
Feeling that there was something else behind his words, but that it was definitely meant to make him feel upset, King Li did not ask any further questions.
It was very noisy in the wild, and the chirping of cicadas outside made one's head buzz.
Fang Shan climbed down and was about to close the windows when a man suddenly came in and shouted, "Flower thief!"
Wei Sushen's face was as dark as the night. Fang Shan stopped him from coming in: "What if you want to do something inappropriate to me..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Wei Sushen's eyes turned dark.
Fang Shan's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
"No wonder he is so happy and doesn't want to return to his homeland." Wei Sushen picked up the wine bottle on the table and smelled it. It was at least several decades old.
"I didn't drink, I just looked." After saying that, he burped.
“…”
Wei Sushen suddenly felt that drinking to drown his sorrows was a good choice, and he actually drank the remaining half bottle of wine in front of Fang Shan.
Fang Shan was stunned, pointing at him with trembling fingers: "You, you..."
Wei Sushen saw that he was breathing rapidly and waited patiently for him to recover. Fang Shan covered his chest with his hands and it took him a long time to stop suffocating.
I can't kill the host I chose myself. Fang Shan's knuckles creaked as he forced himself to endure it. "It's a dark and windy night, and you come to climb through my window. What's your intention?"
"Stealing fragrance and jade." Wei Sushen replied in a serious tone: "Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Fang Shan thought about it and replied seriously, "Normally."
They looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
Wei Sushen sat down and poured himself a glass of water: "Just one question, who is the male lead?"
Fang Shan shook the bottle vigorously, not a drop left, and said unhappily, "Who knows, it might be you."
Wei Sushen's face stiffened slightly.
Looking at Fang Shan again, he was calm and composed, knowing that the possibility was not high.
"How can there be such a big loophole to exploit?" Fang Shan curled his lips. "I will find a way to test it, but first I have to uncover the secret of King Li."
Wei Sushen nodded slightly: "With so many people traveling together, it will take quite a while. I heard that the Queen Mother's birthday is in half a month. It is impossible for the prince to leave the imperial city for too long. I believe the destination is not far away."
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